Awake in the Heartland: The Ecstasy of What Is

Awake in the Heartland offers clear non-dual understanding, not in the abstract, but grounded in the actuality of daily life with all its messiness, complexity, uncertainty, paradox, and apparent imperfection. If there seems to be a gap between what the enlightenment books describe and what you find in your own life, if you still think enlightenment is something that will happen to "you" someday in the future (or not at all), if you're still chasing spiritual experiences or self-improvement, then this book may be just what you need to wake up to the truth that what you are seeking is Here / Now. It cannot be attained, nor can it be lost, and it belongs to no one. Awake in the Heartland takes a fresh look at questions of addiction, free will, good and evil, authority, and identity. It encourages the reader to look for themselves without clinging to old opinions or relying on outside authorities. Honest, funny, and profound, this is a book that invites you to discover who or what you really are.